Marine Weather and TidesNorth Cape May, NJ

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Sunrise 6:41AM

Sunset 5:45PM

Friday February 22, 2019 6:54 AM EST (11:54 UTC)

Moonrise 10:31PM

Moonset 9:48AM

Illumination 90%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

ANZ431 Delaware Bay Waters South Of East Point Nj To Slaughter Beach De- 611 Am Est Fri Feb 22 2019 Today..NW winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft or less. Tonight..N winds around 5 kt in the evening, becoming variable less than 5 kt, then becoming E around 5 kt late. Waves 2 ft or less. Sat..SE winds 5 to 10 kt. Waves 2 ft or less. A chance of rain late in the morning. Rain in the afternoon. Sat night..S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Waves 2 ft or less, then around 3 ft in the late evening and overnight. Rain.Sun..SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming W 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt in the afternoon. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Rain likely in the morning. Sun night..W winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Mon..NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Waves 3 to 5 ft. Mon night..W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming nw 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Gusts up to 30 kt. Waves 3 to 4 ft. Tue..NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, diminishing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Waves around 3 ft in the morning, then 2 ft or less. Tue night..NW winds around 5 kt, becoming N around 5 kt after midnight. Waves 2 ft or less.

ANZ400 611 Am Est Fri Feb 22 2019 Synopsis for the coastal waters from sandy hook nj to fenwick island de and for delaware bay.. High pressure will build in from the northwest and west to close out the work week, before moving offshore on Saturday. Strong low pressure lifts northeast across the great lakes over the weekend and its associated fronts will affect our area. More high pressure will build in for the beginning of next week. The next low pressure system may approach from the west and affect the area by next Wednesday.

Synopsis
High pressure will build in from the northwest and west to close out
the work week, before moving offshore on Saturday. Strong low
pressure lifts northeast across the great lakes over the weekend and
its associated fronts will affect our area. More high pressure will
build in for the beginning of next week. The next low pressure
system may approach from the west and affect the area by next
Wednesday.

Near term until 6 pm this evening
A quiet day is expected Friday as surface high pressure migrates
eastward toward the area with near-zonal flow prevailing aloft on
the northern edge of the subtropical atlantic ridge. Little cloud
cover is expected for most of the area outside of a fairly
abundant cirrus deck and maybe some scattered cold-advection
cu. High temperatures will remain near normal with highs
generally in the mid to upper 40s (30s in the poconos).

There is some potential for light rain showers this morning over
southern DELMARVA but the more substantial precipitation should
remain to our south closer to a stalled baroclinic zone (our cold
front from Thursday).

Short term 6 pm this evening through 6 am Saturday
Friday night will be quiet weather-wise with the surface high
centered just to our north. Light winds with only cirrus will allow
for lows to get below freezing in most locations outside of far
southern nj southern DELMARVA where temperatures may be a bit warmer
due to thicker mid-lvl cloud cover (although this cloud cover could
remain just south of the area).

Long term Saturday through Thursday
Saturday through Monday...

the main story for this period continues to be strong area of
low pressure that will affect the area late Saturday through
Sunday.

To start the period early Saturday, aformentioned low will be
developing near the texas panhandle while strong high pressure
remains centered over the northeast conus. This high will move
offshore through the day while the low moves northeast toward
missouri. Expect clouds to increase with rain beginning to move
in from SW to ne... Most likely beginning in the mid to late
afternoon and reaching the philadelphia area by evening. The
airmass ahead of this system won't be very cold with highs
Saturday mostly in the 40s so expect precip to be all rain just
about everywhere. However the one area of concern will be across
the far north from the southern poconos into sussex co. Nj. As
precip moves into this area early Saturday evening temperatures
may fall to near freezing for a time so there could be a period
of freezing rain in spots... Especially the higher elevations.

However as the deepening low takes a track well to our north and
west into the upper great lakes it will push a warm front
through changing precip to all rain by the overnight so don't
expect this to be a major or widespread icing event. Otherwise,
the rain may fall moderate to even heavy at times as the system
will be drawing on lots of moisture from the south. In fact
pwats look to reach upwards of 1.5 inches by later Saturday
night. A couple limiting factors though for excessive rainfall
will be that the main upper level forcing will be well to our
north west with this system and the elevated instability looks
to stay just to our south. That said, hydro will have to be
monitored as there will be rises on rivers and streams with a
few of the more sensitive points along the rancocas creek and in
the raritan and passaic basins potentially getting into action
stage or minor flood stage by late in the weekend into early
next week.

The heaviest steadiest rain should be tapering off by around
midday Sunday as the deep low moves into northern ontario and
the system's triple point moves through. Total rain amounts by
this time look to generally be .75 up to 1.5 inches with the
delmarva into southern nj most favored to get the highest
amounts. Beyond this time concern will be strong winds Sunday
afternoon and beyond as a deep mixed layer develops with with
winds in the boundary layer progged to reach 40-50 knots. We
increased the wind gusts with this update as I expect by late
afternoon gusts of 40 to 50 mph will be quite possible.

Temperatures will be quite mild though with highs generally in
the 50s to low 60s.

The winds may abate somewhat for a time Sunday night however by

late night expect another cold front to move through with the
pressure gradient tightening up even more as the low moves into
the canadian maritimes while the next high moves south into the
central conus. It is at this time I expect the best potential
for very strong, potentially damaging W NW winds to occur with
gusts possibly in the 50 to 60 mph range. This would be
beginning near dawn Monday lasting at least through midday. Will
continue to highlight this potential in the hwo. Temperatures
return to near average for Monday with dry conditions and highs
ranging from the 30s across the southern poconos to the 40s
elsewhere.

Monday night through Thursday...

winds abate Monday night with broad high pressure moving in for
Tuesday bringing fair, seasonable weather. Forecast uncertainty
increases beyond this time as the GFS and the gem bring the
next system (a weaker one) in by next Wednesday while the ecmwf
maintains high pressure over the area. For this reason we just
keep low pops in the forecast for the Wednesday Thursday time
frame of next week.

Today...VFR conditions expected at all terminals with primarily
only cirrus. Winds northerly northwesterly under 10 knots. High
confidence
tonight...VFR, with light northerly or light and variable winds.

High confidence.

Outlook...

Saturday...VFR through most of the day. Restrictions possible
late day as rain begins to move in from the sw. Winds SE around
5 knots. Moderate confidence.

Saturday night... Cig vsby restrictions expected in rain and fog.

Winds E SE 3-8 knots. High confidence.

Sunday... Am restrictions in rain, low clouds with pm
improvement. W SW winds increasing to 15 to 25 knots with gusts
of 30 to 35 knots by late day continuing into the evening.

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